HR 1402
117th Congress
House
Education
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education
More Choice for Career Training Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
More Choice for Career Training Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Education to develop an alternative certification program that allows students to use Pell Grants for enrollment in educational programs that have existed for at least five years and would not otherwise be eligible.
The alternative certification program may not require accreditation, state authorization, minimum instructional hours, or minimum classroom time for an educational program to be eligible.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1